Bill Walton says whatever he wants. There’s even a mildly bothersome, though popular, Twitter account dedicated to his phraseology. He speaks in metaphor and simile and grandiosity. He strings together words that don’t belong together. He’s a patchwork thesaurus – a high-minded Walt Frazier, if you will.

Bill Walton does not care. He’s been to hell and back because of his, well, back, and now that he’s in the broadcasting saddle once more, he’s going to say whatever he feels like, consequences be damned. Even if what he feels like saying is a joke about ESPN disciplining a colleague.

Bill Walton’s eclectic vocabulary is unparalleled, and we were all worse off when he stopped serving as ESPN’s lead NBA analyst in 2007. Well, folks, the wait is over. Bill Walton is back – ESPN has coaxed him out of retirement. USA Today spoke with Walton on the phone today, and he had many eloquent things to say, as always.

You know Bill Walton is one of the ultimate Deadheads, so the fact that he narrates the video after the jump shouldn’t be a surprise. The video itself, though, still managed to leave us in awe.

President Obama played ball in front of wounded soldiers at Fort McNair with some of the most talented basketball players in the world, past and present…So how did he choose who would participate in the afternoon hoops? He rewarded his supporters, naturally.